i5 4440+cheap mobo VS fx 6300 4,0ghz with an average mobo
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Just based in mobo choice, I'd go with the fx. The ud3p is a very good mobo. If you went with the i5, the mobo's in your budget range would end up hampering the CPU and your build options to the point of being a very bad decision.
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Don't get hung up on the number of cores. BENCHMARKS are what matters. Even if the FX-6300 suddenly beat the i5-4440 which is unlikely it would only be for that game and not a single other game on the planet thus far.
Having said that, the FX-6300 is a lot cheaper so some of that could go towards better graphics for games that aren't severely bottlenecked by the CPU but based on your question I recommend the i5-4440 or similar.
I've also been recommending the X4-760K with a compatible FM2+ motherboard but it's difficult to do anything without the total budget. That CPU gets roughly 90% the performance or better in most games as the i5's however in several it becomes severely bottlenecked.
You have to build a BALANCED computer though and since the X4-760K is about $100 cheaper it makes far more sense on low budget. A worst-case scenario would be the difference between the 760K and a $100 graphics card and the i5-4440 using it's iGPU. About the same price, but which setup would work better?
I can't really mention my budget cause there are many differences in prices in other countries, I live for instance in Greece so there is a massive difference in price taking into account other countries... I think it's nicer to buy a good mobo with an fx 6300 and I will be able to o.c. in some months with a cpu cooler, although I think at stock clock the i5 will be a little bit better, I just asked because the most low-budget PCs have amd processors... I will use a r9 270, I also wanted to buy an 4670k and a mobo with an z87m chipset but then I have to use the integrated gpu of intel and wait to raise money to buy a nice gpu...
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